HONG KONG, Nov. 28 -- The death toll from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in nearly 80 years has risen to 128, with about 200 people still unaccounted for at the Wang Fuk Court high-rise complex in Tai Po, the city's security chief said on Friday.

Firefighting operations have now ended, a government spokesperson added.

The fire, which broke out on Wednesday afternoon, engulfed the estate's eight 32-storey towers, many wrapped in bamboo scaffolding and green mesh for renovation, Reuters reported.

Hong Kong Security Chief Chris Tang said fire alarms in the complex had not been working properly.

Rescue operations concluded after at least 79 people, including 12 firefighters, were injured.

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